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New Myrmica colony

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 7:29 pm
by AntsDakota
I captured a very young Myrmica colony with 2 workers. I believe they are Myrmica americana, yet I am not sure. I named the queen Quemadura Oscura (Dark Burn). Is their care relatively the same as Myrmica rubra, that I've heard so much about?

Re: New Myrmica colony

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2018 7:15 pm
by AntsDakota
Caught another M.americana colony the way AntsCanada caught his. It had about 400 workers and 5 queens, yet 3 queens and 150 workers escaped when I was changing their setup and it came apart, spilling it's contents all over the floor. :o :x That leaves 250 workers and 2 queens. The original colony had 400-500 workers. How old is it? Can they get as big as Myrmica rubra?

Re: New Myrmica colony

Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 12:53 pm
by AntsDakota
They seem to filling the test tube I gave them with dirt, and flooding it, so they moved into the tube. I will try and fill their outworld with dirt and make it a naturalistic setup. I have them in what Ants Australia calls a "tubs and tubes setup".

Re: New Myrmica colony

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 5:53 pm
by AntsDakota
They don't seem to forage and just sit around inside the nest. The workers look gorged with honey so I think they're full.

Re: New Myrmica colony

Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 7:11 pm
by AntsDakota
I moved them to a test tube and only counted around 80 or so workers and 1 queen. :(